The newly-launched budget airline VietJetAir is offering a special fare of US$28 for flights between Hanoiand Ho Chi Minh City.

The promotion, which is reduced around five times from the normal price, is applied for flights between March 1 to April 25 this year. Customers have 48 hours for booking until to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 4, the carrier said in a press release.

Optional payment methods include either via Visa/Master Card or by cash at VietJetAir's official ticket agents or HDBank transactional offices nationwide.

VietJetAir commercial representative said the promotion is a Lunar New Year gift from the airline.

Previously, VietJetAir also offered promotion seats priced from $12 for flights between January 10-23 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, ahead of the Lunar New Year festival.

VietJetAir joined the market two months ago, four years after it was the first private carrier licensed in Vietnam.